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EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0420 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4878 stainless steel and EN 1.0420 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0420 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0